Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics68.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive97.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1  (all builds)
Memory7.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150427
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 15 '17 at 19:57
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 52%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$50
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 109
2-Core 220
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 436
57% 430 Pts
64-Core 439
27% 439 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
MSI(1462 3230) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 375.70
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68.2% Good
Lighting 82.8
Reflection 103
Parallax 94
68% 93.2 fps
MRender 85.9
Gravity 88.5
Splatting 81.8
70% 85.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$129
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Read 525
Write 394
Mixed 340
93% 420 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 37
153% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 56.8
DQ Mixed 69
70% 120 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28
740GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 161
Mixed 112
107% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.35
4K Mixed 0.31
111% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 1314 992074 (997074) 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48.7% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 14
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 16
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1 Builds (Compare 202 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1/USB 3.1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $637
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